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TKalbfus wrote:
I find it interesting that Sedna was discovered near its closest point in its
10,500 year orbit around the Sun. What are the chances of that happening?

High. Think about what happens to its brightness and motion across
the sky as it moves further out.

you only consider the planet Sedna, the chances of discovering it while it is
near is closest point to the Sun are very small. Sedna spends most of its time
further away, this leads to the question how many other "Sedna's" are there?

Likely a lot more than 60.

Jon
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